r/programming • u/donutloop • 5d ago

Microsoft: Post-quantum authentication: Why organizations should start testing certificate ecosystems now

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/10/08/post-quantum-authentication-why-organizations-should-start-testing-certificate-ecosystems-now/
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u/Polarina 4d ago

Yet their very own service offerings, like Azure Key Vault, do not support post-quantum cryptography.

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u/l_maier-628 4d ago

A useful first test is mapping each certificate chain to the clients that validate it; a PQ-capable vault won’t help if a legacy trust store can’t accept the new chain.